While some people out there are wishing a happy solstice or patting everybody on the back with the start of summer we must never forget what June 21^st is really about.  I want to wish you a very pleasant World Hydrography Day as proclaimed by the NOAA via their website.

Ah, World Hydrography Day. That time of year when we are to remember and celebrate the great ocean surveyors of past and present. Without them we wouldn’t have those fantastic charts that both fuel dreams of future paddling trips and confuse new paddlers with all their symbols and squiggly lines.

So after work when somebody raises a glass at your local patio to toast the start of summer, interrupt and tell them to shut up and remember the true reason for the season on this awesome day.

Oh yeah, happy World Handshake Day or National Skateboarding Day if you don’t happen to like charts or maps.